Ye Have Done it Unto Me

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1 Have you carried cups of water,
From the fresh and living spring,
To the thirsty, faint and weary,
For the love of Christ our King?
Then, when all the journey's ended,
Sweet the welcome home will be,
When you hear the Master saying,
"Ye have done it unto me,"
Unto me, unto me,
When you hear the Master saying,
"Ye have done it unto me."

2 Have you tried to cheer the stranger?
Spoken comfort to the sad?
Have you helped the poor and needy?
Made the little children glad?
Then, beyond the walls of jasper,
By the shining crystal sea,
You will hear the Master saying,
"Ye have done it unto me,"
Unto me, unto me,
When you hear the Master saying,
"Ye have done it unto me."

3 Have you brightened lonely pathways
With the gentle light of love,
And to those who grope in darkness
Brought the sunshine from above?
When the trumpet has resounded,
For the last great jubilee,
You will hear the Master saying,
"You have done it unto me,"
Unto me, unto me,
You will hear the Master saying,
"You have done it unto me."

Source: Junior Songs: a collection of sacred hymns and songs; for use in meetings of junior societies, Sunday Schools, etc. #124

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Pseudonym: Li­die H. Ed­munds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Have you carried cups of water
Title: Ye Have Done it Unto Me
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Unto me, unto me
Copyright: Public Domain

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